Commander

Mikaeus, the Unhallowed

Global commander stats

All Black commanders

136 Wins

265 Losses

Overview

Summary

Mikaeus, the Unhallowed is a Magic: The Gathering commander tracked across 402 recorded Playgroup games, winning 33% of them (136–265) at an Elo of 1,371, ranking #4986 globally.

Wins average 9 turns, with 6 damage dealt and 0.73 player kills per game on average.

Last full refresh 17 Oct 2026

Sources Scryfall · EDHREC · JSON API

Frequently Asked

What is Mikaeus, the Unhallowed's win rate?

Mikaeus, the Unhallowed has a 33% win rate across 402 recorded Playgroup games (136 wins, 265 losses).

How long do winning games with Mikaeus, the Unhallowed take?

Wins with Mikaeus, the Unhallowed take on average 9 turns. Total tracked play time: 5 days.

How many decks use Mikaeus, the Unhallowed?

164 decks list Mikaeus, the Unhallowed as their commander on Playgroup, of which 94 have played at least one recorded game.

Mikaeus, the Unhallowed Magic: The Gathering commander card art

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Global rank

4986

Wins by turn (avg.)

Elo rating

1371

Trend

Global Elo trend

Trend

Commander popularity trend

Averages

Misc. stats

Average damage per game 6

Average commander damage per game 6

Average poison counters given per game 5

Average kills per game 0.73

Average turn length 2 minutes

No. decks for this commander 164

No. decks with at least one game for this commander 94

No. games played with this commander 402

Total hours played 5 days

Community

Top 5 public decks

Rank	Elo	User	Games	Wins	Winrate
1	1627	Ivan Chavez	15	9	60 %
2	1513	Derkawho	4	2	50 %
3	1500	Hanibal	1	0	0 %
4	1497	Haedes	20	9	45 %
5	1489	oopsavirus	1	0	0 %

Outcomes

How does this commander win?

When Mikaeus, the Unhallowed wins, 39.05% of wins come via combat across tracked games with a recorded win condition.

Combat

39.05%

Combo

26.67%

Non Combat Damage

23.81%

Mill

4.76%

Commander Damage

2.86%

Alternative

1.9%

Poison

0.95%

Avg win turn 8.9 based on 141 wins with recorded turn counts

Measured

Staples that win games for Mikaeus, the Unhallowed

Cards that raise this deck's measured win rate the most, compared with Mikaeus, the Unhallowed decks that leave them out.

+17.7 pp

Top card: Ashnod's Altar

#	Card	Lift Win-rate lift	Games
1	Ashnod's Altar 54 games	+17.7 pp	54
2	Carrion Feeder Signature build 45 games · Signature build	+17.4 pp	45
3	Crypt Ghast 52 games	+16.5 pp	52
4	Jet Medallion 54 games	+13.8 pp	54
5	Dark Ritual 76 games	+12.5 pp	76
6	Arcane Signet 78 games	+3.3 pp	78

Measured win-rate lift against decks on the same commander without the card, ranked by the 95% lower bound. How this is measured

Table position

Does seating order matter?

Mikaeus, the Unhallowed wins 39.13% of games from position 1 and 20.0% from position 5 across tracked games.

Seat 1

39.13% n=115

Seat 2

29.91% n=117

Seat 3

38.18% n=110

Seat 4

27.27% n=55

Seat 5

20.0% n=10

Opening hands

Do mulligans hurt this commander?

Across tracked games, Mikaeus, the Unhallowed wins 38.51% after 0 mulligans and 50.0% after 4 mulligans.

0 mulligans

38.51% n=161

1 mulligan

38.89% n=54

2 mulligans

26.09% n=23

3 mulligans

60.0% n=5

4 mulligans

50.0% n=2

Player reports

How do players rate games with this commander?

Pilot rating

Pilots rate their own games with Mikaeus, the Unhallowed 3.37/5 on average, across 291 self-reports.

3.37 / 5

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Opponent salt

When Mikaeus, the Unhallowed wins, opponents flag the game as salty 45.7% of the time across 140 tracked wins.

45.7 \%

Head to head

Best and worst matchups

Opposing commanders with at least ten tracked games against Mikaeus, the Unhallowed. Pairs with fewer than 25 games are shown in italics; treat those as suggestive, not statistical.